Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog

One place I know I don’t want to go is Antarctica.    This is not to say that I think Antarctica is dull or something like that (I like the idea of auroras, bright stars, and a frozen, treeless tundra), it’s just that it’s cold in a kind of deathly way.  But recently I’ve been hooked on reading about a team of dedicated art conservators working at Scott Base. Their Antarctic Conservation Blog is hosted by the British Natural History Museum.

I’m not really sure how productive I would be in -40 degree weather (really, who wants to sleep in a snow filled bedroom or use a frozen porta-potty, Read the rest of this entry »

As a riveting segment this summer, the IMA Blog will be featuring a Tuesday Photo of the Week, highlighting juicy tidbits of info including works of art, artists, news, events, or locations.

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The Indianapolis Museum of Art has been active on Flickr for a while now, though we are still figuring out how to best use the photo-sharing site. Many of us have our own Flickr accounts, (on mine you can find examples of my international intrigue as well as pics of Shifty, the infamous Yorkie) but no one at IMA has more personal passion for Flickr than Daniel (or better photos in my opinion).

To date we have created a number of sets, usually to document an event at the art museum, and some groups that support specific projects. Lately, though, whenever someone says, “I have this great project and want to share it…”, we respond with, “Flickr!” And while it is true that we will be creating a handful of new sets that feature some super-cool behind-the-scenes images, we also have some other stuff up our sleeves, too.

Recently we have started thinking more seriously about what Flickr can really do for us, or more accurately what it can do for you. Read the rest of this entry »

I took a peek at our Google Analytics numbers and it appears that many IMA Blog readers used the holiday weekend to spend time doing things other than read our blog. That’s okay, I suppose, but you will have some catching up to do this week, so I will keep this one short and sweet. (I am also still out of the office, theoretically doing things other than work. Check out this photo of me writing this blog. Don’t I look happy working from home?)

There are all sorts of things going on in the world o’ new media these days. I thought I would tell you about a few of them. Tomorrow, I will spend the day with a few other IMA staffers, likely holed up in the IMA Cafe Read the rest of this entry »

I forgot to plug this project in my post earlier today, so I am posting this short one. If you haven’t visited the Brooklyn Museum’s site to take part in Click! be sure you do it soon. An innovative crowd-curated exhibition, allows you to evaluate on-line submissions for the project. You only have until Friday, May 23rd to complete evaluations. So, don’t miss out!